Changing Operation Modes
T he recycle-on-demand lev er allo ws the operator
to alter nate functions betw een R ecycler
®
and
collection modes from the seated, operating
position. Use the recycle-on-demand lev er to
c hang e modes .
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface , diseng ag e
the blade control switc h and mo v e the motion
control lev ers to the brak e position.
2. Mo v e the throttle to Slo w .
3. Mo v e the recycle-on-demand lev er ( Figure 15 )
to the desired position:
Figure 15
1. Recycle-on-demand lever,
collect position
2. Recycle-on-demand lever,
Recycler® position
A. Raise the lev er to the upright position to
open the dec k door and allo w clippings to
be collected.
B . Lo w er the lev er to R ecycler
®
position
to close the dec k door and m ulc h the
clippings .
4. Mo v e the throttle to the F ast position and the
motion control lev ers to the operating position.
Operation in the Collection
Mode
As the ba g ger fills, extra w eight is added to
the back of the machine. If y ou stop and
star t suddenl y on hills, y ou may lose steering
contr ol or the machine may tip .
• Do not star t or stop suddenl y when going
uphill or do wnhill. A v oid uphill star ts.
• If y ou do stop the machine when going
uphill, disenga ge the blade contr ol
s witch. T hen back do wn the hill using a
slo w speed.
• Do not change speeds or stop on slopes.
T he collection mode uses air flo w created b y the
cutting blades to direct clippings up , through an
inter nal c hute and de posit them in the collection
bag . Shor ter , dr y clippings require less force to be
mo v ed up the c hute and into the collection bag .
En vironmental factors can affect the quantity of
clippings mo v ed into the collection bag and rate
of collection. Cutting tall g rass at a lo w height
of cut will remo v e air flo w needed to propel the
clippings into the collection bag . Long er , w et or
damp clippings require m uc h g reater force to be
de posited in the collection bag .
Alw a ys tr y to cut g rass when it is dr y because y our
la wn will ha v e a neat appearance . If y ou m ust cut
w et g rass , use the R ecycler
®
mode . Sev eral hours
later , when the clippings are dr y , use the collection
mode to g ather up the g rass clippings .
F or the best perfor mance of the direct collection
mode:
• Set the throttle to F ast.
• Mo w regularly .
• Use an higher height of cut for taller g rass .
• A v oid mo wing w et or damp g rass .
• T ra v el at slo w er speeds when mo wing taller
g rass .
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